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Voting & Elections 11.17.2014

$7.9M raised to fight Maui GMO ballot initiative

News story about the record breaking amount of money spent on the Maui county GMO ballot initiative.

Voting & Elections 11.17.2014

Denby Fawcett: Voters Didn’t Show Up Because the Election Was Boring

Opinion piece on why Hawaii's voter turnout was so low for the 2014 election.

Voting & Elections 11.7.2014

Hawaii voter turnout in general election slumps to all-time low

Discusses the record setting low voter turnout for the November 2014 election, when only 52.3% of registered voters voted.

Voting & Elections 11.6.2014

No-shows are higher than ever at polls

Discusses Hawaii's "record-breaking low turnout rate of 52.3 percent in Tuesday's general election."

Voting & Elections 10.27.2014

Registered voters not required to carry photo ID

News story by KHON2 clarifying that according to Hawaii state law, a photo ID is not necessary when casting one's ballot.

Voting & Elections 09.15.2014

Government by the people, not by special interests

Op-Ed by Common Cause Hawaii Executive Director Carmille Lim on while "the face of our democracy is shifting... the public still has the ultimate power, and can hold politicians accountable at the polls -- if they vote".

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